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by Poornima WEERASEKARA Caught in the crossfire of the US-China trade war, Chinese students are looking for alternative study destinations — threatening to turn off an important source of revenue for American universities. China accounts for nearly a third of foreign students on US campuses who pour billions of dollars into the economy, but in […]

Professionalism and composure is expected of hospitality and service crew at all times, which includes flight attendants. That is why staff and officials at a Singapore hotel were disturbed by the behaviour of their guests who are crew members of British Airways. A woman and two men who are crew members of the airline have […]

Perak teen Noor Ayu Fatini Mohd Bakhari, better known as Bunga is becoming famous as a hijabi rapper recently. The 19-year-old girl who wears a hijab and baju kurung shot to fame earlier this year after performing Joe Flizzow’s rap cypher, “16 Baris”. Bunga’s ’16 Baris’ video has garnered over 1.4 million views on YouTube. […]

Thousands of protesters marched in Yangon Saturday as outrage over the rape of a two-year-old spilled onto the streets following a viral online campaign in a case that has left Myanmar society reeling. The assault took place in May in Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw but a public campaign escalated last week after the girl’s father spoke […]

by Fiachra GIBBONS Off with their heels! Dior had fashionistas rocking back on their stilettos Monday by taking footwear down to earth with a bump in its Paris haute couture show. Citing a famous quote that high heels “were nothing but a modern version of Chinese foot binding”, proudly feminist designer Maria Grazia Chiuri went […]

The latest viral trend on the Internet is the #BottleCapChallenge where celebrities and ordinary people unscrew a bottle cap from the bottle without using their hands. The bottle is placed on a flat surface with the cap loosely shut then they do a roundhouse kick aimed at the bottle cap to unscrew it. View this […]

Breaking Bad fame Aaron Paul was spotted at Tanjong Pagar this week, filming the third season of HBO’s science-fiction series, Westworld. A video, posted online by Reddit user u/bukejiyao who seems to have taken the video from within a vehicle, shows Paul walking along a pavement, surrounded by passersby who appear to be fellow actors: […]

Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid will feature a black actress and R&B singer Halle Bailey. 19-year-old Bailey who became famous thanks to Beyonce said it was a “dream come true” to play the role. She tweeted a cartoon image of the princess in which the traditionally red-headed Ariel has dark skin, brown eyes […]

New versions of “Toy Story 2” had a blooper that referenced “casting couch”, a term for predatory men in the entertainment industry offering career opportunities in exchange for sexual favours. Disney quietly removed the blooper from the popular sequel. Last month’s views pointed out the deletion on the site ReRelease News and online forums. It was […]

The reason behind Maggie Lindemann’s abrupt disappearance from social media is now known, the US pop singer, who was supposed to be on tour in Asia and had been scheduled to perform in Singapore on June 24, was arrested while she was halfway through her concert in Kuala Lumpur on June 21. She broke her […]

Google agreed Friday to change how it publishes New Zealand news after top officials in Wellington lashed the US tech giant for breaching court suppression orders in a high-profile murder case. Google had refused to tighten publication standards after sending out a news email to public subscribers in December that named an accused killer in […]

Polish lawmakers have approved a measure that would exonerate most workers under the age of 26 from income taxes as the country seeks to stem the flow of its young people to other EU nations in search of better paying jobs. The lower house of parliament approved the measure introduced by the ruling conservatives in […]

Popular model turned actress Angelababy is said to be having trouble in her marriage with actor Huang Xiaoming. The speculation came after news of Huang was embroiled in stock price manipulation controversy last year. After six years of courtship, the couple tied the knot in 2015 and had a baby in 2017. They first met through […]

House Speaker Bambang Soesatyo suggests the formation of two completely new ministerial positions that focus exclusively on promoting the happiness of Indonesians and tolerance in the country now that the post-election legal battle with failed candidate Prabowo Subianto is finally finished. One of the state’s goals should be to motivate and inspire citizens to be […]

US tariffs against China must be lifted for the two sides to reach a deal to end the trade war, the Chinese commerce ministry said Thursday. Trade teams from the world’s top two economies “have maintained communication”, ministry spokesman Gao Feng said, days after presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping announced a truce. “The United […]